diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 0b89889..0c32f9e 100755
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
 )
 
+# Ensure Flask doesn't duplicate log messages
+log = logging.getLogger("werkzeug")
+log.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+
+# Flask app
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+# Flask logging configuration to use the same logger as the rest of the app
+app.logger.handlers = logging.getLogger().handlers
+app.logger.setLevel(logging.getLogger().level)
+
 SOCKET_RETRY_DELAY = 5  # Time in seconds between retries to connect to the socket
 MAX_RETRIES = 10  # Maximum number of retries to connect to the socket
 
@@ -29,6 +40,7 @@ MYSQL_USER: str = os.getenv("MYSQL_USER", "your_username")
 MYSQL_PASSWORD: str = os.getenv("MYSQL_PASSWORD", "your_password")
 MYSQL_PORT: int = int(os.getenv("MYSQL_PORT", "3306"))
 LOGLEVEL = os.getenv("LOGLEVEL", "INFO").strip().upper()
+
 if LOGLEVEL == "DEBUG":
     logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 elif LOGLEVEL == "WARNING":
@@ -39,9 +51,6 @@ else:
     logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
 
-app = Flask(__name__)
-
-
 def get_mysql_connection():
     """Get a MySQL database connection."""
     try:
@@ -120,10 +129,11 @@ def add_video():
         video_name: str = data.get("video_name")
         channel_url: str = data.get("channel_url")
         channel_name: str = data.get("channel_name")
-        watch_date: date = data.get("watch_date")
+        watch_date: date = date.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
 
         if video_url and video_name and channel_url and channel_name and watch_date:
-            logging.info(f"Received data: {data}")
+            logging.debug(f"Received data: {data}")
+            logging.debug(f"Watch date: {watch_date}")
 
             # Insert the data into the MySQL database
             connection = get_mysql_connection()